46th President of the United States
(January 20, 2021 to Present)
Full Name: Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.
Nicknames: "Amtrak Joe"
Born: November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania
Father: Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr. (1915–2002)
Mother: Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Finnegan (1917–2010)
Married: Neilia Hunter (1942-1972), on Aug. 27, 1966; Jill Tracy Jacobs (1951- ) on Jun, 17, 1977
Children: Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden, III (1969-2015); Robert Hunter Biden (1970- ); Naomi Biden (1971-1972); Ashley Biden (1981- )
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: Graduated from University of Delaware (1965) and Syracuse University Law School (1968)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Democrat
Other Government Positions:
- United States Senator, 1973-2009
- Vice President, 2009-2017 (under Obama)
Presidential Election Results:
Year Candidate Popular Votes Electoral Votes
2020 Joe Biden 81,268,586 306
(map) Donald J. Trump 74,215,875 232
Vice President: Kamala D. Harris (2021- )
Cabinet:
- Secretary of State
- Antony Blinken (2021- )
- Secretary of the Treasury
- Janet Yellen (2021- )
- Secretary of Defense
- Lloyd Austin (2021- )
- Attorney General
- Merrick Garland (2021- )
- Secretary of the Interior
- Deb Haaland (2021- )
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Tom Vilsack (2021- )
- Secretary of Commerce
- Gina Raimondo (2021- )
- Secretary of Labor
- Marty Walsh (2021-23)
- Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Xavier Becerra (2021- )
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Marcia Fudge (2021-24)
- Secretary of Transportation
- Pete Buttigieg (2021- )
- Secretary of Energy
- Jennifer Granholm (2021- )
- Secretary of Education
- Miguel Cardona (2021- )
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Denis McDonough (2021- )
- Secretary of Homeland Security
- Alejandro Mayorkas (2021- )
Supreme Court Justices:
Ketanji Brown Jackson (2022- )
Notable Events:
- 2021
- Biden accelerated the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan leading to instability in the region.
- 2023
- In May, the Department of Health and Human Services declared an end to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
- In October, Hamas militants attacked Israel leading to the Israel-Hamas War.
- 2024
- On July 21, after having already secured the Democratic party's nomination for re-election, Biden announced he was dropping out of the race marking the latest date an incumbent had decided to not seek reelection.
Videos:
Joe Biden - The United States' 47th Vice President | Mini Bio| BiographyJoe Biden: 47th U.S. Vice President - Fast Facts | HistoryBiden's long and painful path to Democratic presidential nomination
Additional Facts:
- Biden was the first president to win election with a female, Black, or Asian vice president.
- Biden had more Senate experience than any other president - 36 years.
- Biden was the oldest sitting president. He was 78 years, two months old on inauguration day.
- Biden was the first president elected without an Ivy League degree since Ronald Reagan in 1980.
- Biden nominated the first Black woman to the Supreme Court - Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Quotes:“Politics doesn’t have to be a raging fire, destroying everything in its path. Every disagreement doesn’t have to be a cause for total war.”
“We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do this, if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.”
“Politics doesn’t have to be a raging fire, destroying everything in its path. Every disagreement doesn’t have to be a cause for total war.”
“We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do this, if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts.”